Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 104

The first contribution describes apolar and polar molecular fossils and, in particular biomarkers, along the lines usually followed in organic chemistry textbooks, and points to their bioprecursors when available. Thus, the apolar compounds are divided in linear and branched alkanes followed by alicyclic compounds and aromatic and heterocyclic molecules, and, in particular, the geoporphyrins. The polar molecular fossils contain as functional groups or constituent units ethers, alcohols, phenols, carbonyl groups, flavonoids, quinones, and acids, or are polymers like kerogen, amber, melanin, proteins, or nucleic acids. The final sections discuss the methodology used and the fundamental processes encountered by the biomolecules described, including diagenesis, catagenesis, and metagenesis.
The second contribution covers the distribution of phthalides in nature and the findings in the structural diversity, chemical reactivity, biotransformations, syntheses, and bioactivity of naturaland semisynthetic phthalides.

Table des matières

Natural product molecular fossils.- Phthalides: distribution in nature, chemical reactivity, synthesis, and biological activity.

Résumé

The first contribution describes apolar and polar molecular fossils and, in particular biomarkers, along the lines usually followed in organic chemistry textbooks, and points to their bioprecursors when available. Thus, the apolar compounds are divided in linear and branched alkanes followed by alicyclic compounds and aromatic and heterocyclic molecules, and, in particular, the geoporphyrins. The polar molecular fossils contain as functional groups or constituent units ethers, alcohols, phenols, carbonyl groups, flavonoids, quinones, and acids, or are polymers like kerogen, amber, melanin, proteins, or nucleic acids. The final sections discuss the methodology used and the fundamental processes encountered by the biomolecules described, including diagenesis, catagenesis, and metagenesis.
The second contribution covers the distribution of phthalides in nature and the findings in the structural diversity, chemical reactivity, biotransformations, syntheses, and bioactivity of naturaland semisynthetic phthalides.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Hein Falk (Editeur), Heinz Falk (Editeur), Simon Gibbons (Editeur), Simon Gibbons et al (Editeur), A. Douglas Kinghorn (Editeur), Jun'ichi Kobayashi (Editeur)
• Edition: Springer, Berlin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319833323
• ISBN: 978-3-31-983332-3
• Pages: 246
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 13 mm x 235 mm
• Poids: 391 g
• Illustrations: V, 246 p. 240 illus., 69 illus. in color.
• Thèmes: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products; Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Chimie > Chimie organique; B, Medizinische Chemie, Pharmazeutische Chemie, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, biochemistry, Chemistry and Materials Science, Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering, Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY